Default
What a default does:
- shows where the CTs are standing, for example by spotting who is missing from a usual position;
- takes map control, which makes the later attack safer;
- uses time, so the CTs cannot be sure where the attack will come.
After 40 to 60 seconds, the team picks a site and goes in with an execute. If the default finds a weak spot, the Ts can hit it fast.
A default is calmer than a rush and is common in pro play. Teams often keep one player as a lurker during the default to catch CTs who rotate.
The opposite is a fast or rush: all five players hit one site as quickly as possible.
Learn more in CT Side vs T Side and How Long Is a Round in CS2?
Related guides
CT Side vs T Side: How Sides and Halftime Work in CS2In CS2, Terrorists attack and Counter-Terrorists defend. How each side wins a round, when teams switch at halftime and which maps favor CT or T side.
ExecuteAn execute in CS2 is a planned T side attack on a bombsite with smokes, flashes and molotovs thrown together.
LurkTo lurk in CS2 is to play alone, away from your team, usually on the T side, to catch rotating defenders or hold a flank.
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